§404.2109. Responsibility for making payment decisions.
20 C.F.R. § 404.2109
The Commissioner will decide—
Whether a continuous period of 9 months of SGA has been completed;
Whether a disability beneficiary whose disability has ceased should continue to receive benefits under § 404.316(c), 404.337(c), or 404.352(c) for a month after October 1984, based on his or her continued participation in a VR program;
If and when medical recovery has occurred;
Whether documentation of VR services and expenditures is adequate;
If payment is to be based on completion of a continuous 9-month period of SGA, whether the VR services contributed to the continuous period of SGA;
Whether a VR service is a service described in § 404.2114; and
What VR costs were reasonable and necessary and will be paid.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[55 FR 8454, Mar. 8, 1990, as amended at 59 FR 11914, Mar. 15, 1994; 68 FR 40123, July 7, 2003]
Authority
Authority: Secs. 205(a), 222, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a), 422, and 902(a)(5)).
Source
Source: 48 FR 6293, Feb. 10, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[55 FR 8454, Mar. 8, 1990, as amended at 59 FR 11914, Mar. 15, 1994; 68 FR 40123, July 7, 2003]